Game Is Up Handicap (Div 2) 5f

  • (3yo+, 5f, Class 4, 10 runners)
  • Winner £4,075 2nd £1,213 3rd £606 4th £303
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Sky Bet

4 Or More Winning Favs 17-10
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 0m 58.74s
  • Off time: 14:20:35
Full result
Result 14:20 Southwell
Pos Horse Distance/th> Odds
1st 8 Dorback 8/1
2nd 7 O'Gorman ½ 25/1
3rd 6 Sleepy Blue Ocean 1 6/1

Racecard

# Form Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey OR Naps SP
1 (6) 440553
Grey, pink star, pink sleeves, grey stars, grey cap, pink star Damika (IRE) 10
  • T:D H Brown
  • J:M Stainton
  • Form: 440553
  • Age: 9
  • Weight: 9-7be
  • OR: 83
  • Naps:
9 133 9-7 be D H Brown M Stainton 83 12/1
3 (9) 866717
Red, black seams, white sleeves, black armlets, black cap Baby Strange 10
  • T:D Shaw
  • J:Martin Dwyer
  • Form: 866717
  • Age: 8
  • Weight: 9-5v
  • OR: 81
  • Naps:
8 131 9-5 v D Shaw Martin Dwyer 81 22/1
4 (8) 018803
Black, Light Blue epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap Taffe 16
  • T:Miss Amy Weaver
  • J:J Fanning
  • Form: 018803
  • Age: 3
  • Weight: 9-2
  • OR: 78
  • Naps:
3 128 9-2 Miss Amy Weaver J Fanning 78 11/1
5 (1) 014131
RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap Havin' A Good Time (IRE) 21
  • T:R Varian
  • J:N Callan
  • Form: 014131
  • Age: 3
  • Weight: 9-1
  • OR: 77
  • Naps:
3 127 9-1 R Varian N Callan 77 11/8f
6 (5) 173404
White, Red hoops, Royal Blue and White chevrons on sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star Sleepy Blue Ocean 38
  • T:J Balding
  • J:L Morris
  • Form: 173404
  • Age: 6
  • Weight: 9-0p
  • OR: 76
  • Naps:
6 126 9-0 p J Balding L Morris 76 6/1
7 (7) 749005
Maroon, yellow sleeves, light blue diamonds and cap O'Gorman 31
  • T:G Brown
  • J:L P Keniry
  • Form: 749005
  • Age: 3
  • Weight: 9-0
  • OR: 76
  • Naps:
3 126 9-0 G Brown L P Keniry 76 25/1
8 (4) 2010-00
Pink, purple disc, striped sleeves and cap Dorback 24
  • T:D Nicholls
  • J:F Norton
  • Form: 2010-00
  • Age: 5
  • Weight: 9-0
  • OR: 76
  • Naps:
5 126 9-0 D Nicholls F Norton 76 8/1
9 (10) 052507
Royal Blue and Yellow check, Royal Blue and White check sleeves, Yellow cap Oldjoesaid 24
  • T:P T Midgley
  • J:M Fenton
  • Form: 052507
  • Age: 8
  • Weight: 8-13
  • OR: 75
  • Naps:
8 125 8-13 P T Midgley M Fenton 75 33/1
10 (2) 006055
Red and white (quartered), halved sleeves, white cap Dancing Freddy (IRE) 7
  • T:Violet Jordan
  • J:William Carson
  • Form: 006055
  • Age: 5
  • Weight: 8-12pt
  • OR: 74
  • Naps:
5 124 8-12 pt Violet Jordan William Carson 74 17/2
11 (11) 322364
Yellow, Red hoop, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap Rambo Will 25
  • T:J R Jenkins
  • J:Freddie Tylicki
  • Form: 322364
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 8-11
  • OR: 73
  • Naps:
4 123 8-11 J R Jenkins Freddie Tylicki 73 8/1

Non Runners

# Form Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey OR Naps Odds
2 (3) 100000
Cadeaux Pearl 34
  • Nag Me
  • Course and Distance Winner
  • T:S Dixon
  • J:G Lee
  • Form: 100000
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 9-6b
  • OR: 82
  • Naps:
4 96 b S Dixon G Lee 82 NR

Race History

Race History
Year Draw Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey SP
2011 10 Crimson Cloud
  • T:R A Fahey
  • J:T Hamilton
 3 8-12 R A Fahey T Hamilton 18/1
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In depth

Verdict

HAVIN' A GOOD TIME stands out in this. She was fancied to win her third race in five starts when sent off favourite over C&D three weeks ago and duly obliged by five lengths. Roger Varian's filly hasn't stopped improving yet and can go in again despite a 12lb higher mark. Baby Strange had Oldjoesaid and Dorback well beaten when winning at Pontefract last month but was behind third-placed Damika at Wolverhampton last time. Sleepy Blue Ocean had Solar Spirit behind when fourth on the Polytrack recently while Dancing Freddy can be given a chance off his current mark.

Formwatch

Cadeaux Pearl 16-1 (9-6) Always in rear, 14th of 15, 13l behind Gladiatrix (8-2) at Bath 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

Dorback 20-1 (9-0) Held up behind on inside, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 10th of 15, 7l behind Baby Strange (8-13) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.

O'Gorman 33-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Magic Secret (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct.

Sleepy Blue Ocean 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and edged left 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Solar Spirit (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

Rambo Will 14-1 (9-6) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Forest Edge (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.

Havin' A Good Time (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Keen tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, edged right and pushed out, comfortable, won at Southwell 5f hcp (0-65) (5) fbs in Oct beating Steel City Boy (8-12) by 5l, 10 ran.

Taffe 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong until near finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Beat The Bell (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.

Oldjoesaid 20-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind on outside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Baby Strange (8-13) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.

Dancing Freddy (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 2l behind Sonko (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Damika (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Church Music (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Baby Strange 12-1 (9-3) Outpaced towards rear, pushed along and some headway inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 12, 7l behind Church Music (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.